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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused the stress for Randy's girlfriend?

2. When did Randy learn of Tommy's movie goals?

3. How old was Randy's daughter when he was giving this lecture?

4. With what did Randy supplement his lecture?

5. How did Randy's landlord get hurt?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Tommy's goal in life?

2. What communication problems did some of Randy's students have?

3. What was unique about Randy's computer science class in 1997?

4. What favor did Randy do for Dennis?

5. What did Randy do to Jai at the end of his lecture?

6. What happened when a girl sent Randy a thank you note?

7. How did Randy define experience?

8. What did the crayon box mean for Randy?

9. Why did Randy have Jai do something at the end of his lecture?

10. Why did Randy feel the way he did about his cancer diagnosis?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is this book different from a traditional narrative? Do you like these differences? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What was Randy's view on cars? Cite evidence from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Randy endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

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